No Bombs for Mamata

How long does it take to explain nuclear physics to Mamata Banerjee?

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How long does it take to explain nuclear physics to West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee? More than a year, for sure. In 2011, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh awarded a synchrotron research project to the Saha Institute of Nuclear Physics in Kolkata. The institute needed land from the state government to work on the high-energy particle accelerator. At first Mamata promised 100 acres of land, only to dither later. According to a state minister, she was worried that this might be a dangerous project and could perhaps lead to a nuclear explosion. She has now been convinced otherwise by atomic energy experts and has approved the allotment.